Missing children: How racial disparities impact the search for the missing | States of America

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USA TODAY Investigative Reporter Gina Barton and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel explore how the media and police handle …

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@jasminemanson9391 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Was the crossing guard ever interrogated ?

@jasminemanson9391 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

The teacher defending the mom says a lot, teachers see the parents and children day in and day out, if the mother had ill intent in any way or was mistreating the child the teacher most definitely wouldn’t have spoke up for her so yall gotta stop, in this case I don’t think the mom knows anything. Now that Bradley sisters case, that mother knows more, nothing makes sense.

@jasminemanson9391 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

It’s so funny they did all this for Elizabeth when Alexis was just as important tf outta here they always seem black kids as runaways that’s a fact

@pamelawatts6439 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

🙏🏽

@jeanettehinds4253 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

So, if the school is so close to your home, why didn't you go and collect your 7 year old baby from school? What were you doing that was more important? My sympathy lies with your baby. God alone knows what she was subjected to whilst you were at home doing what?

@RichwithPeace April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

I guess the reporter meant that blonde is perceived as beauty in the eyes of SOME people because let’s be clear it’s NOT for everyone. I agree that this prejudice is a hindrance in order of importance and exposure to missing BLK people. The media is trash and so are prejudice people.

@alimakwarteng3557 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

what happened

@EricMuhammed-i8t April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

@MakeyoutubeGreatagain1 I'm not surprised I always thought So …

@beataannanowak659 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Modlitwa. Święty Antoni dopomóż tym służbom odnaleźć dzieci zaginione. Mi gestapo nazistowska grupa handlarzy dziećmi wpadli do mieszkania. A jak dziecko zaginie to nie ma mądrego. Satelity, komórki, kamery. Nie chce się. wola siedziec w Dunkin donuts i przychodzić do domciu kraść dzieci.

@wonderfulmee April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

SOMEONE SAW what happened to Alexa
SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING US
Blacks are most wanted and desired people
You can't trust police's
Don't trust that DNA test
Government is controlled by devils evil power
The systems is beyond repair

Hoping your beautiful daughter come home soon🙏🖤🖤🖤

@OpalandOogum April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

I just watched a 12 yr old local video about this. Mom looks guilty af. Im sorry for the bias and Im sure its true but there was something bunk with that lady.

@traceyf4842 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

I'll never understand why parents don't walk there children to school or drive her to school. I blame the mom. She was very lazy not to make sure her child got to school safely. 🤐

@akiyyahviolet26 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Beautiful is used loosely 🙏🏾💕

@delaciwoods8864 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

We d sack gif missing know body knew the police never advertised her sad

@chellelechelle April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

The stepdad walked her to school. I doubt it they had something to do with it.

@mosimosi630 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

America is evil 😢

@paulasplace April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

THE MOTHER AND THE STEPFATHER!!!!! ENOUGH SAID!!

@JERMAYAAA April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

they weird !!!!!!

@journeydodge5812 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Why did the lady decline, if she wanted to solve the case?

@Kbigheadlikegina April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Ayanna isn't telling the truth 😔🤦🏼‍♀️

@katriceadams3596 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Y'all can be stupid if you want her Mother had everything to do with this

@MaroonRose3216 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

So has Ayana changed her mind about being convinced that “Lisa miller” is her daughter?

@jenniferf.bradley6006 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

The city of Milwaukee FAILED Alexis first and foremost, then her mother and the rest of the family. Had they not been putting all their attention and manpower on the mother and the stepfather, perhaps she would've been found. I dont know a 7 year old who is mature enough to decide to run away from home. It's so sad that race plays a role in the way missing people are covered in this country. Prayers for this mother and ao many other parents and families of missing people who were and still are being denied justice.

@BsaltyB1908 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Mi remember this story the stepfather didn't walk her to school why wasnt he a suspect at first he was the last one with this child.she was fell in so many way.they why he overdose guilt was eating his sorry ass up.

@nancybunnun April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Who was the crossing guard that the step father handed her to? That could of been an easy verification to confirm he did hand her off. Also, what time did he drop off her brother to the school? No one at the brother school could verify that he was dropped off at this time to confirm he dropped his step daughter off? Alexis was also confirmed to be talking to a stranger women at the school on multiple occasions and that last has never been confirmed. A man was reported weeks before to the police of trying to kidnap a kid from the same school. The police dropped the ball on this one early on in the investigation. Im not sure why people continue to accuse the mom with no proof and with her full cooperation

@tlee1 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

They found Alexis. Now time to do DNA.

@chocpch April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Not folks in the comments section blaming the mom

@JFra-rx8fp April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

The husband

@TheKoolkids504 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

So black girls or strong the white Girls

@PromoCodeLady April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Alexis is beautiful and her smile lit up the room and the school should have called the Mom when she did not arrive at school. Back then there were no ring cameras either. Angel Baby.

@shenitagriffin2786 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

This was sad 😢😢😢😢

@chaneltwotimes2576 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

The mom did it

@MsDisneylandlover April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Lord be with the mom. There should be movie. What is the update.

@MsDisneylandlover April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Smart case got a movie

@MsDisneylandlover April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Beautiful child ❤.

@Curious.JenJen April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

I honestly think the only way the truth will ever be known, is if the Mom decides to tell the truth finally.

@NovaTheTraveler-e5o April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

The mom knows more than she is telling and the stepfather was the major key to Alexis but he is dead.

@vasht7976 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

I think the step father whose now dead of an overdose had something to do with it

@Shezdatgurl13 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

This lady is absolutely right!! They don't care about black woman. So we gotta be our own you know what……

@tiannajay9634 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Why is the teacher crying , and the mother isn’t 😳

@dmoody4628 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

Meanwhile the step sister said the mom was very abusive to Ayanna.

@selenajohnson9631 April 1, 2025 - 12:24 pm

It very sad that when African Americans kids goes missing we did not see Alexis Patterson on CNN or other news stations. When a caucasians goes missing everyone is talking about it. A 7yrs old DO NOT runs away. They cannot even take care of them self. People so dumb. They fail this baby in all ways.

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